discrepancy
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It is understood that the MoD's position is that the £6.1bn discrepancy relates to how funds paid over the past 15 years should be accounted for now.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Grimmer said it was not surprising to him that people were watching the data feeds come in closely enough to notice an apparent discrepancy in the data that lasted less than a minute.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Credit Lauri Myllyvirta of the nonprofit Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air for spotting this discrepancy and sleuthing out its cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The remaining discrepancy likely comes down mostly to the Pentagon’s method for tracking munition expenditures, which is based on how much munitions cost in the past rather than what they’ll cost in the future.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Beside me Regan raised her hand again, and I ground my teeth into my lip as she spotted the discrepancy in the professor’s hairstyle.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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